Russell Brand- TV presenter, comedian, actor, columnist, radio presenter, writer, YouTuber and public activist. Bit of an all rounder really. Originally, he was just an entertainer, but in the last 6 years he has been focusing more on politics and writing. From his questionable children's books to his campaigns against various political leaders, he is very controversial, with most people seeming to love or hate him. He is also famous for his drug problems, and now supports various schemes to help them.
Mostly I like him because he is pushing for change and won't give up on what he believes in. However, I disagree completely with what is perhaps his most famous campaign. He said not voting in elections will bring about a political revolution. The thing is, for that to happen (assuming that it could happen at all!), a huge % of the population would have to not vote. That would take years of campaigning to happen and in the mean time we would have no control over who ran the country. Even if you don't believe any of them are any good, surely you can still vote for the least worst. Even he must have realised how mad he was though, as just before the last election, he gave up on the idea completely and told everyone to vote Labour.
What do you think of Russell Brand? Do you love him or hate him?
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